Beijing and Moscow will conduct joint naval drills between Dec. 21 and 27, an exercise that signals the rising cooperation between two of America’s greatest rivals.
The joint exercises have been an annual event since 2012. The drills will take place in the East China Sea.
“The active part of the exercise will include joint missile and artillery firings at air targets, artillery firings at sea targets, and the training of joint anti-submarine actions involving the practical use of weapons,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, according to TASS.
The main goal of the joint exercise is to “boost naval cooperation between Russia and China,” it added. The Russian navy will bring in the Varyag missile cruiser, the Marshal Shaposhnikov destroyer, and two corvettes of Russia’s Pacific Fleet….